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Employee relations in Algeria: a historical appraisal
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Branine, Mohamed, Fekkar, Ahmed Foudil, Fekkar, Otmane and Mellahi, Kamel (2008) Employee relations in Algeria: a historical appraisal. Employee Relations, Vol.30 (No.4). pp. 404-421. doi:10.1108/01425450810879376 ISSN 0142-5455.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01425450810879376
Abstract
Purpose – The paper seeks to examine the evolution of, and assesses current trajectories of change in, the Algerian employee relations system.
Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews a range of literature on employee relations in Algeria and draws on the authors' research over the years in the field, including recent interviews with unions' representatives.
Findings – The paper provides evidence to suggest that the Algerian system of employee relations is a product of interactions and intersections between historical circumstances and different institutional arrangements and configurations to enable the state to hold together its power and control over unions. The paper shows how the preferential treatment of the UGTA by the government created an uneven playing field favouring the UGTA over independent unions.
Research limitations/implications – A major limitation of the paper is lack of strong empirical evidence.
Practical implications – The paper suggests that the single most important factor determining unions' ability to manoeuvre is the continuing support they obtain from the government and its institutions. The analysis provides practical suggestions for independent unions.
Originality/value – To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first paper on recent developments in employee relations in Algeria.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Marketing & Strategic Management Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Employee Relations | ||||
Publisher: | Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. | ||||
ISSN: | 0142-5455 | ||||
Official Date: | 2008 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.30 | ||||
Number: | No.4 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 18 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 404-421 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1108/01425450810879376 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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